Cima Verosso

Cima Verosso
Cima Verosso
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation 2,444 m (8,018 ft)
Prominence 118 m (387 ft) [1]
Coordinates 46°8′49″N 8°9′22″E / 46.14694°N 8.15611°E / 46.14694; 8.15611Coordinates: 46°8′49″N 8°9′22″E / 46.14694°N 8.15611°E / 46.14694; 8.15611 
Geography
Location Piedmont, Italy
(mountain partially in Switzerland)
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Cima Verosso (2,444 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located west of Bognanco in the Italian region of Piedmont. It lies on the range east of the Portjengrat between the Val Divedro and the Valle di Bognanco. Its summit lies just east of the watershed and border with the Swiss canton of Valais.

On its western (Swiss side), the mountain overlooks the lake Tschawinersee.


References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,326 metres.


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